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Diocese of Escuintla

Dioecesis Escuintlensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Escuintla
9 May 1969ErectedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Escuintla) Territorial Prelature of Escuintla (erected)
Diocese of Escuintla
28 July 1994ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Escuintla Diocese of Escuintla

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Escuintla
1970200,000270,05974.1%171711,76417209ap1971
1976215,000310,00069.4%1151613,43715169ap1977
1980231,000335,00069.0%2141614,43714189ap1981
1990550,000685,00080.3%33183,33331614ap1991
Diocese of Escuintla
1999700,0001,000,00070.0%1111258,33314415ap2000
2000700,0001,000,00070.0%1611741,17614715ap2001
2001700,0001,000,00070.0%33233,3334515ap2002
2002700,0001,000,00070.0%516116,66614315ap2003
2003700,0001,000,00070.0%1611741,17614215ap2004
2004700,0001,000,00070.0%1711838,88814215ap2005
2006735,0001,051,00069.9%1922135,00024910ap2007
2010887,0001,149,00077.2%2212338,56514617ap2011
2013954,0001,237,00077.1%2112243,36314617ap2014
20161,024,0001,329,00077.1%282836,5713718ap2017
20191,098,5501,425,70077.1%303036,6183918ap2020
20211,261,9401,637,95277.0%2993833,20893418ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Escuintla
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 764, to Page 766
  • Diocese of Escuintla
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 934, and Page 935

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